飛快

See also: 飞快

Chinese

		to fly	fast; quick; swift
trad. (飛快)		飛	快
simp. (飞快)		飞	快

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēikuài

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹ faai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hui-khoài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēikuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: feikuài
  - Wade–Giles: fei¹-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: fēi-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feikuay
  - Palladius: фэйкуай (fɛjkuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹ faai³
  - Yale: fēi faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹ faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹ fai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵ faːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hui-khoài
  - Tâi-lô: hui-khuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hui'qoaix
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hui³³ kʰuai⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuai²¹/

Adjective

飛快

very fast; at lightning speed; quick
跑得飛快／跑得飞快 ― pǎo de fēikuài ― to run quickly
extremely sharp; razor sharp
賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, trad.]
卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, simp.]
Mài ròu de shīfù háobù bǎoliú de jiǎngjiě ràng dāo fēikuài qǐlái de módāo miàozhāo. [Pinyin]
The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.

Synonyms

(very fast):

快 (kuài)
快捷 (kuàijié) (fast and nimble)
快脆 (faai³ ceoi³) (Cantonese)
快迅 (kuai⁴ sin⁴) (Xiang)
快速 (kuàisù)
急 (jí)
急急 (jíjí) (literary)
急速 (jísù)
窸倏 (Hokkien)
緊快 / 紧快 (Xiamen Hokkien)
緊捷快 / 紧捷快 (Xiamen Hokkien)
緊氣 / 紧气 (Hokkien)
緊跤手 / 紧跤手 (Hokkien)
迅急 (xùnjí)
迅疾 (xùnjí) (literary)
迅速 (xùnsù)
長足 / 长足 (chángzú) (attributive, formal)
高速 (gāosù)

(sharp):

尖 (jiān)
尖利 (jiānlì)
尖銳 / 尖锐 (jiānruì)
淩厲 / 凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
犀利 (xīlì)
鋩 / 铓 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
鋒利 / 锋利 (fēnglì)
銳利 / 锐利 (ruìlì)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “very fast”): 緩慢／缓慢 (huǎnmàn), 慢速 (mànsù)
(antonym(s) of “sharp”):

鈍 / 钝 (dùn)
頑鈍 / 顽钝 (wándùn) (literary)